Locals Finding There Is Some Decent Money In Selling Selfies

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (CBSLA.com) — A picture has always been worth a thousand words.

But will a picture soon be worth $1,000?

It’s possible. People around the Southland are finding there is money in selling selfies.

CBS2’s Amber Lee met up with Anne Caringella, a San Juan Capistrano stay-at-home mom, who takes pictures with her smartphone every day.

“Here we are in San Diego at a brewery. Here’s me in Hawaii scuba diving,” Caringella says while showing Lee some of her recent selfies.

She already loved talking pictures, but when she found out she could also pocket a little extra dough, the hobby became a passion.

“I had no idea there would be a company that would want to pay me for my pictures,” says Caringella.

The company is called Scoopshot.

Here’s how it works. Wherever your travels take you — beach, mountains, even your best friend’s wedding — just snap photos and upload them to the company’s app.

If they like and use the pic, they will pay you for it.

Scoopshot contracts with many major companies. Companies like airlines, soft drinks manufacturers and travel agencies get great pics for their advertising or marketing needs without having to pay the costs of sending professional photographers on location.